Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over how to describe 'Nazi salute'

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 23, 2025 10:33 am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website.

The fight pits two of the internet's best-known tech giants against each other -- and highlights the starkly different ethos behind Musk's X social media site and Wikipedia, founded by American entrepreneur Jimmy Wales.

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